Mary "Polly" Brazzell b. Oct 1805 Georgia, USA d. After 1900 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA: Our Family History

1805 - 1900 (~ 95 years)

Name	Mary "Polly" Brazzell [1, 2]
Born	Oct 1805	Georgia, USA [1, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Census	1840	District 2, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	2 males 5-10 [George Washington Dunnagan, abt 10; James Riley Dunnagan, abt 8] 1 male 10-15 [William James Dunnagan, abt 11] 1 male 20-30 [James Henderson Dunnagan, abt 35?] 2 females 30-40 [Mary Brazzell, abt 35 and ?] 0 slaves 6 total 4 engaged in agriculture [Appearing on the same page, just three families before Mary's father George "Brazil."]
Census	20 Nov 1850	Middle Division, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	1. "Dunagan," Henderson, 45, male, farmer, real estate $400, North Carolina, cannot read or write 2. _____, Mary, 45, female, Georgia, cannot read or write 3. _____, Wm. J., 21, male, farmer, Tennessee 4. _____, Geo. W., 20, male, farmer, Tennessee 5. _____, James R., 18, farmer, Tennessee
Census	11 Jul 1860	Danielsville, Middle Division, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	1. Dunagin, Henderson, 55, male, Tennessee, real estate $3000, personal $1500, North Carolina. cannot read or write 2. _____, Mary, 53, female, Georgia, cannot read or write [Their three sons were enumerated next to them: G.W., then James R., followed by Henderson and Mary, then William J. Immediately following William J. were Elijah Walker and his second wife, Mary.]
Census	23 Jul 1870	District 2, White Bluff, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [8]
	1. Dunnagan, Henderson, 64, male, white, farmer, real estate $2000, personal $400, North Carolina, cannot read or write 2. _____, Polly, 65, female, white, keeping house, Georgia
Census	1880
	Missing census. Not enumerated in the homes of her sons William and James R. (George W. was deceased).
Census	16 Jul 1900	Second Civil District, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	1. Donegan, William J., head, white, male, born June 1829, 70, married 43 years, Tennessee, Tennessee, Georgia, farmer, can read and write, owns farm without mortgage, farm schedule no. 43 2. _____, Nancy A., wife, white, female, Dec 1837, 62, married 43 years, 10 children 6 living, Tennessee, Tennessee, Tennessee, can read, cannot write 3. _____, Mary, mother, white, female, October 1805, 94, widowed, 3 children 2 living, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, cannot read or write
Parents	Though the record of their marriage is probably lost with other early Dickson County records, Mary "Polly" (Brazzell) Dunagan's identity is confirmed by her sister Priscilla's will. Priscilla died a spinster. Her 1859 Dickson County will left most of her property to her "beloved sister Mary Dunagan" and also mentions her father "George Brassell." [9]
Died	After 1900	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
Person ID	I715	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	27 Jan 2013

Father	George Brazzell, b. Abt 1783, Georgia, USA , d. Between 17 Jan 1859-7 March 1859, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 76 years)
Mother	Mary "Polly" Walker, b. Abt 1790, Georgia, USA , d. Between 1861 and 1870, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 71 years)
Married	Abt 1804	Georgia, USA [6]
	This marriage, which probably occurred around 1804 or 1805, when Mary "Polly" Walker was about 14 or 15, has been suggested to have occurred in Middle Tennessee. I suspect it may have actually occurred in Georgia, however, since George and Mary's first known child was Mary "Polly" Brazzell, born about 1805 Georgia. Their second known child was Allen Brazzell, born in 1812, Tennessee, probably Dickson County. Three additional females were born to George and Mary "Polly" (Walker) Brazzell between Mary and Allen, according to evidence from the 1820 census enumeration, which shows the family with four females between the ages of 10 and 16, or born between 1804-1810. [10]
Family ID	F388	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Henderson Dunnagan, b. Abt 1805, North Carolina, USA , d. Between 10 January 1877-October 1878, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 73 years)

Married Bef 1828

Children

+	1. William J. Dunnagan, b. 22 Jul 1829, Tennessee, USA , d. 7 Dec 1911, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 82 years)
	2. George Washington Dunnagan, b. 29 Dec 1830, Tennessee, USA , d. 9 Jan 1877, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 46 years)
	3. James R. Dunnagan, b. Abt 1832, Tennessee, USA , d. 1 Feb 1918, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 86 years)

Last Modified 8 Feb 2009

Family ID F312 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents » Slide Show		Mary (Brazzell) Donegan, 1900 Dickson County, Tennessee, census; in the home of her son, William J. Donegan. 1900 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Second Civil District, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 8B, p. 16 (stamped, verso), dwelling 148, family 148, William J. Donegan household, detail for Mary Donegan; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication…
		James Henderson Dunnagan, 1840 Dickson County, Tennessee, census 1840 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 1, p. 2, line 15, Henderson "Dunnigan" household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 520.
		James Henderson Dunnagan, 1850 Dickson County, Tennessee, census 1850 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle Division, p. 160 (stamped, recto), dwelling 1012, family 1012, Henderson Dunnagan household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http:/www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Oct 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 876.
		James Henderson Donnagan, 1860 Dickson County, Tennessee, census 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Danielsville, Middle Division, p. 48 (penned), dwelling 345, family 345, Henderson "Dunagin" [Dunnagan] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1247.
		James Henderson and Mary "Polly" (Walker) Dunnagan, 1870 Dickson County, Tennessee, census 1870 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, White Bluff, District 2, p. 13 (penned), p. 283 (stamped, recto), dwelling 82, family 82, Henderson Dunnagan household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1524.
		James Riley Donegan, death certificate, 1916, Dickson County, Tennessee Dickson County, Tennessee, death certificate no. 167 (file no.), 167 (reg. no.), James R. Donegan, 1 February 1916; “Tennessee, Death Records, 1914–1955,” digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 August 2011).

Notes

(Research):Some info obtained from the DONEGAN ANCESTRY file on Rootsweb's WorldConnect; posted by Terry French, talon45@hotmail.com All unverified, just entered as leads for additional research.

Sources

[S564] Brazzell - email (Carolyn Nelson, 2000), (Carolyn Nelson (e-mail for private use) to Janis Walker Gilmore, e-mail, 2000; discussing the Brazzell family of Georgia and Tennessee.).
[S1442] Dickson County, Tennessee, death certificate no. 167 (file no.), 167 (reg. no.), James R. Donegan, 1 February 1916; “Tennessee, Death Records, 1914–1955,” digital image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 August 2011).
The death certificate of James R. Donegan names his parents as "Henderson Donegan" (born in "N.C.") and "Mary Bruzzle" (born in "Ga.").
[S611] Tennessee, Dickson - census 1850 (Ancestry), Tennessee, Dickson County, (http:/www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
[S1433] 1900 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Second Civil District, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 8B, p. 16 (stamped, verso), dwelling 148, family 148, William J. Donegan household, detail for Mary Donegan; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1567.
[S1434] 1840 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, District 1, p. 2, line 15, Henderson "Dunnigan" household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 520.
[S1394] 1850 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Middle Division, p. 160 (stamped, recto), dwelling 1012, family 1012, Henderson Dunnagan household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http:/www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Oct 2009); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 876. .
[S1435] 1860 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, Danielsville, Middle Division, p. 48 (penned), dwelling 345, family 345, Henderson "Dunagin" [Dunnagan] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1247. .
[S1437] 1870 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, White Bluff, District 2, p. 13 (penned), p. 283 (stamped, recto), dwelling 82, family 82, Henderson Dunnagan household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 August 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1524.
[S2948] Dickson County, Tennessee, Wills, folder "Wills, 1800-1899," for Priscilla Brazzell, will no. 278 (1859), Dickson County Archives, Charlotte; "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," Dickson County, subdivided "Dickson County: Wills, 1800-1899," digital images, _FamilySearch.org_ (https://familysearch.org : accessed 10 May 2012). Alphabetical arrangement.
[S1395] 1820 U.S. census, Dickson County, Tennessee, population schedule, [township not stated], pp. 24-25 (penned), p. 12 (stamped, verso), line 24, George Brazeal [Brazzell] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 Jan 2010); citing NARA microfilm publication M33, roll 123.